I think he's guilty of the crime. He had the 'motive', the means, and the opportunity.
making decisions based on the 'profit motive' [=the desire to make a profit]
She denied that her offer to help was based on selfish 'motives'.
(..) And all for nothing. For Hecuba What's Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba, that he should weep for her? What would he do had he the motive and cue for passion that I have? He would drown the stage with tears and cleave the general ear with horrid speech Make mad the guilty and appal the free (..)2015 Hamlet
(..) sharked up a troop of lawless resolutes For to recover of us by strong hand those foresaid lands so by his father lost And this, I take it, is the main motive of our preparations And the chief head of this great haste and turmoil in the land I think it be no other but even so which I do owe you (..)2015 Hamlet